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08/07/13 - 11:56am

Columbia County schools Superin­tendent Sandra Carraway’s first official day as the top school administrator was July 1, when she succeeded Charles Nagle, who retired at the end of the 2012-13 school year. The Columbia County News-Times spoke with Carraway last week about the challenges she faces and her plans for the coming year.

Q: The school system is facing funding reductions from the state and though property taxes will increase to offset some of that, you still have budget challenges. What are the effects?

08/07/13 - 11:22am

will tell you just in the past three years we have created what we call an achievement period, which is an extra little block of time anywhere from 30 to 45 minutes, and during those times we provide remediation for students who aren’t performing to the level we think they should and enrichment for students who are higher achievers.

That has been critical to the success of our schools in every area, but is just asking a teacher or a school-level person to do more.

A Martinez man pointed a gun at Columbia County sheriff’s investigators Friday before he was shot in the arm, authorities said.

Terry Ronald Avery, 34, of the 1400 block of Collins Drive, will face drug charges when he is released from Georgia Regents Medical Center, where he was being treated Monday for injuries that were not considered life-threatening, according to Columbia County sheriff’s Capt. Steve Morris.